Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

57 reviews

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A sweet little bridge between books 3 and 4. Avid fantasy readers maybe didn’t appreciate this welcome reprieve from battle and death, but I certainly enjoyed every fluff-soaked page, which still held a great deal of substance and heart. I loved being in Velaris (during Winter Solstice) for the entirety of the book, and learning how each character was coping after the war. This novella served as a nice DLC, as it were, for the ACOTAR series, while not taking anything away from the main storylines. Just what every romantasy series needs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, War, Torture, Medical content, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a lovely little holiday novella! I enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading the next full length one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Alcoholism

Moderate: War and Death

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

mirandalikesbooks's review

adventurous emotional hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

We love a slice of life. That's what's great about this - it's a total break from the intense plot of the rest of the series so far. 

Misses 4 stars for me because the book, while a good & easy read, missed a depth that would have pushed it over the top. Really liked it though!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexism, Death, Cursing, Violence, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, War, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

nesta is the worst. i can't fathom reading the next book which is apparently about her

jenna_justi2004's review

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, and War

skylover's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is my second favorite book of the ACOTAR series, for the fact that it's so optimistic, festive, and generally war/violence-free. Cassian remains my fav, the found family vibes are strong as ever throughout the book, and I enjoyed seeing different people's perspectives!! My 2 questions that  I had throughout the book were

1) Why were everyone's else perspectives (besides Feyre and Rhys's who were in first person) in third person? 2) Ressina seemed to be creating a space for artists to tell their story, and I didn't quite get why Feyre's request to build a studio solely for that same reason seemed so unique??

Otherwise, this book was so festive and spirited, and a nice reprieve from what the storyline is typically about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

rowstream's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, War, and Grief

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and War

rory18's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Alcohol, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, War, Death of parent, Mental illness, Incest, Death, and Xenophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Biphobia, and Dysphoria

jmkendall0218's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, and War

britwalsh16's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I really did like this book, there’s not much of a plot, but it’s just a short story about how everyone is doing after the war & the events in the first 3 books. I liked being able to see how everyone is doing after their HEA, but you could still see how much they were all struggling with the war & everything that happened. 
I would still recommend it even though it doesn’t necessarily add much to the the series as a whole; it was a fun little read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Death, War, and Violence

josiee's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Ableism, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Vomit